Footnotes for Smugglers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a map on its Web site last week that tracked construction of the border fence—it was intended to demonstrate how far the efforts to keep out illegal immigrants had come. The progress, however, comes with a caveat worthy of a late-night infomercial.

Here’s the map:

And here’s the caveat, tucked away in the bottom-right corner:

Text reprinted below.

This map was derived from various digital database sources. While care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, Customs and Border Protection assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions. Fence depiction is not to scale. This map is conceptual and does depict the actual size of the fence.